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Service bulletins for the 1998 Ford Windstar

A bulletin is a manufacturer's communication to its dealers, as NHTSA indexes it. The summary is NHTSA's. The document is the manufacturer's: read it at NHTSA. A bulletin is not a recall, and listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned.

236 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.

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985151998-07-20. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A SQUEAKING, RATTLING, CHIRPING, TICKING AND / OR BUZZING NOISE HEARD FROM THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AREA. *YC
98571998-07-20. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM). SOME VEHICLES MAY STALL DURING DECELERATION WHEN COMING TO A STOP, DURING SLOW SPEED PARKING MANEUVERS AND/OR COASTING THROUGH SLOW SWEEPING TURNS. *YC
98551998-07-20. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY. WET CARPET AND/OR HEADLINER IN CARGO AREA. *YC
98541998-07-20. Service bulletin. SEATS. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A LOUND SQUEAKING AND / OR CREAKING HEARD FROM THE DRIVER'S SEAT DURING DRIVER MOVEMENT. *TT
98521998-07-17. Service bulletin. TIRES. INFORMATION ON TIRE COMPANY TELEPHONE NUMBERS FOR CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE. *YC
984161998-07-16. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR. EXPERIENCING A GRINDING NOISE OR INOPERATIVE DOOR LOCK MAY OCCUR WHEN CYCLING THE POWER FRONT DOOR LOCKS ON SOME VEHICLES. *TT
984111998-07-16. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. SERVICE PROCEDURE FOR BLUE SERVICE TAGGED TRANSAXLES. *YC
98451998-07-15. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DISC:ROTOR. AVAILABILITY OF HUB-MOUNT BRAKE ROTOR MACHINING EQUIPMENT. *YC
98441998-07-15. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY. SOME DIFFICULTY IN MATCHING THE TEXTURE OF THE OEM ANTI-CHIP STONE ABRASION MATERIAL TO RPAIR MATERIALS WHEN SERVICING. *YC
988111998-07-14. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER. A LOOSE FAN CONTROL SWITCH ON THE AUXILIARY CLIMATE CONTROL UNIT MAY OCCUR ON SOME VEHICLES. *YC
98881998-07-10. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. INFORMATION ON A NEW TRANSMISSION FLUID USAGE CHART. *YC
985A281998-06-23. Service bulletin. PARKING BRAKE. SOME VEHICLES EXPERIENCE THE PARKING BRAKE MAY NOT RELEASE. *YC
985A51998-06-17. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR. HUB-MOUNT BRAKE ROTOR MACHINING EQUIPMENT FROM ROTUNDA IS NOW APPROVED FOR WARRANTY AND SERVICE USE. *YC
9898A1998-05-28. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. EXHIBITING DRIVEABILITY CONDITION: HARSH 1-2 UP-SHIFT ON VERY LIGHT THROTTLE ONLY. *YC
980216983161998-05-27. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. PROVIDED INFORMATION TO CLARIFY CALIBRATIONS VS. PCM VS. CATALYST ASSEMBLIES. *YC
98331998-05-27. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY. SERVICE TIPS FOR SURFACE DEFECT REMOVAL WITHOUT REPAINTING. *YC
98311998-05-27. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY. REPAIRS TO VINYL COVERED SURFACES. *YC
971208972511998-05-27. Service bulletin. STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM. THE FRONT END ACCESSORY DRIVE (FEAD) BELT MAY SLIP MOMENTARILY IN WET CONDITIONS CAUSING A REDUCTION IN POWER STEERING ASSIST OR THE GENERATOR LAMP. *YC
9711109723101998-03-30. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY. EXPERIENCING A COOLANT LEAK FROM THE UPPER RADIATOR HOSE. *YC
971110972371998-03-30. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. CONCERNS WITH HARSH ENGAGEMENTS AND HARSH SHIFTS WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES (DTCS) 628, P0741 AND/OR P1744. *YC
BC1060597051997-09-18. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE. VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH TRACTION CONTROL MAY EXPERIENCE A FLASHING TRAC OFF LIGHT AT INTERMITTENT TIMEW WHILE DRIVING. *TW
BC1059097051997-09-18. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY. INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO IDENTIFY FUEL TANK SIZES. *TW
BC23809705011997-09-12. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. HARSH 1-2 UPSHIFT. *TW
BC22959705011997-09-12. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO IDENTIFY 20 GALLON OR 25 GALLON FUEL TANKS - 1996 SERVICE MANUAL INCORRECTLY LISTS FUEL TANK AT 16 GALLONS. *TW
BC22309705011997-09-12. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE. VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH TRACTION CONTROL EXPERIENCING A FLASHING TRAC OFF LIGHT AT INTERMITTENT TIMES WHILE DRIVING. *TW

The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.